by Stephanie Dray | Oct 11, 2011 | Historical Fiction Genre, Miscellany
These days, the quickest way to start an internet pie fight is to bring up the subject of historical accuracy in fiction. The discussion almost inevitably breaks down into arguments about personal preference that masquerade as objective tenets of literary faith....
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 1, 2010 | Miscellany, Other Writers
Sometimes it seems as if Fantasy and Historical Fiction each exist in their own little corner of the literary universe, each side snarling at the other for perceived pedantry or lack of intellectual rigor. Relatively few authors dare to blend the two genres, which has...
by Stephanie Dray | Aug 22, 2010 | Fun Stuff
Okay, how great is this? My friend Karen Wester Newton just informed me that Vicky Alvear Shecter has a book out this month called Cleopatra Rules: The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen. Sure, my books are dark and angsty tomes, but that doesn’t mean I...